Detachable hat pad



Dec. 8, 1925- COHEN DETACHABLE HAT PAD Filed May 28, 19

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UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.)

LEON COHEN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 'IO DE LEON BANDEAUX 00.,OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

': DETACHABLE HAT PAD.

Application filedMay 28, 1923. Serial No. 641,864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON COHEN, a citi- Zen of the United States, andresident of the city of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Hat Pads, of which'thefollowing is a specification, con taining a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, forming apart thereof] My invention relates to improvements in detachable hatpads and has for its primary object a device for reducing the sizes ofhats in the rear portion thereof, and making the hat fit the frontportion of the forehead snugly without affecting the appearance of thehat on the head of the wearer.

In the drawings: V

Fig. l is a perspective view looking up in the inside of a hat showingmy invention applied for use inthe rear portion thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section of my invention taken through one ofthe fastening prongs; p

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of'one of the sleeves and prongs carriedthereby v Referring to. the drawings, Al indicates a thin metal'flexible strip of springmaterial which I em loy in the construction ofmy.

device. This strip is of. a length slightly longer than half of theinside circumference or perimeter of the hat crown so that when the sameis sprung into position, it will not spring out and become accidentallydetached from the hat. 5 indicates sleeves which are applied to theymetal strip 4 and these sleeves are provided with prongs 6. 7 indicatesa body of fibrous material which is enclosed in a casing 8 so as to forma relatively thick resilient packing or cushion. After the fibrousmaterial has been incased in its casing 8, it is placed against the faceof the metal strip 4 on the face opposite to the prongs. I'then applyover the metal strip and the incased body of fibrous 'material aflexible piece of fabric and sew the edges thereof together so as toform a flexible tube or outer casing 9. Before I stitch the edges of theouter casing or tube lining together, theprongs 6 are forced through thematerial out of which said outer casing is made.

The material out of which the outer casing is made," is fit snugly onthe oute gsurface of the metal strip so .that when the device is appliedin a hat crown, it will fit closely against the inside thereof and theprongs extend into the hat lining and material of which the hat is made.I

I may, if desired, omit the casing around the body of fibrous materialand employ only the flexible 'metal strip and a body of fibrous materialand the outer casing.

After my device has been constructed as previously described, it isappliedto the rear portion of the inside of a hat, as illustrated,byins'erting the prongs 6 in the hat without the use ofv sewing or anyother fastening means. By thisconstruction it is to be noted, that mydevice may be easily removed, and only one pad need be purchased as thesame can be readily and quickly applied to different hats.

It will further be observed, that the fibrous yielding member 7' isrelatively thick andbeing loosely packed, will adjust itself without anyundue pressure to the head of the wearer.

While I have-o -showjn and-described the outer casing 9 asbeing a pieceof fabric sewed together along its edges so as to form a tube, it isobvious that the casing 9 may be woven in tubular form, When constructedin this manner the tube is, first slipped over the metal strip 4, afterwhich the prongs 6 are forced through the mavterial and then the fibrouspad inserted in position, after which the ends are closed in any; wellknown manner. It will be ob served from Fig. 2-thethe casing 8 not'onlyacts as a support or backing for the fibrous material at the rear but italso acts as a support or rest for the thin elastic strip 4.

Having fully described my invention, what'Iclaim is: J

1. A. detachable hat pad comprising a flexible spring metal strip,prongs carried thereby and projecting from the outer surface ofsaidstrip, a body of relatively thick fibrous naterial placed against theinner face of said ,metalliostrip, and a body of fabric passed aroundsaid metal strip and said body of fibrous material, andthe edges of thefabric united together, by stitching and having the prongs extendedthere through. j

2. A detachable hat pad comprising a flexible spring metal strip of alength slightly greaterthanhalf the circumference of the hat to whichthe deviceis applied, de-

tachable prongs projecting from the exterior surface of said metallicstrip, a body of incased fibrous material of substantially thesamelength as the metallic strip and located 1 onv the inner face ofsaid "strip, a strip of fabric secured to the outer face of saidmetallic strip by means of projecting the prongs through said strip andpassed around and enclosing said metallic strip and' said body ofincasedfibrous material, and having its edges united and ends closed,

3. A detachable hat pad comprising a flexible spring metal strip of alength slightly greater than half the circumference of the hat to whichthe device is applied, prongs projecting from the exterior surface ofsaid metallic strip; a body of incased fibrous material ofsubstantiallythesame length as themetallic strip and, locatedon theniner face of; said strip, a strip of fabric secured to the outer .faceof said .metallic strip by means? of. projecting the prongs thereofthrough ;said fabricand .'passed around and V enclosing said, metallicstrip and said-body of incased. fibrous material, and having its edgesunited and ends ;closed.

4. A detachable hat'padcomprising a fiat strip of spring-material, a;plurality of prongs carried thereby .in spaced apart position andprojecting from one, face thereof, and a resilient piece of fibrousmaterial located on the face of thesaid strip, opposite said "prongs,said strip and. fibrous material being of lesslength thanthednsidecircumference of the crown 'of'a hat. 1 1 5. The hat pad ofclaim. 4.inqwhieh a closed fabric covering is provided for the flat strip andfibrous material, and through which the-prongs: project soyas to permitengagement with the. crown of a-hat. 1

6 A detachable hat pad comprising a flexible spring'metal--strip,,;aprong carried thereby :and projecting; from the outer surface of saidstrip,'a-body of relatively thick fibrous material located on the sideof said strip opposite said prong, and a body of ing of a liat securedwithinsaid flexible casing and covered thereby, said strip and yieldingmaterial being of, less length'than the inside circumference of thehatcro n.

8. A hat size reducer comprising a strip of fle b spr m ter a a p u a y,of pr n s a r re yi a d a ies li tp eee of fabric incased materialarranged" on the inside of .said' strip and. held in. position by theprongs passing through-the fabric for reducing .the head receivingopeninggof.. a hat crown, said strip andfabricincased resilient materialbeing of lessle'ngth .than the inside circumference of the hat crown.

9. A detachable hat pad comprising an elastic strip, a prong carriedthereby; and projecting from onefacethereof, a body of relatively thickfibrous. materialdocated on the inside face of said strip opposite saidprong, a fiexiblel backing member-for the fibrous'material at its rearacting as a support for theelastic strip, anda body of fabric passedaround said fibrous material and resting against and secured, on oneface of said strip, said strip ancl;fibrou s material being. of lesslength than the inside circumference of the crown: of a hat to which itis applied.

In testimonyrwhereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

.L'Eou COHEN.

